| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases China, Pakistan to Jointly Manufacture Chinese Drones
Pakistan will reportedly import 48 Chinese drones in what a Chinese military observer said must be the largest such arms deal of its kind. Announcing the deal on its official Facebook account on Su... Naval Group, ECA Offer Unmanned Minehunters to Belgian, Dutch Navies
Naval Group and ECA Group recently established a technological and commercial partnership in the field of unmanned mine warfare. The first practical application was completed as part of the response t... Airbus Board Selects Guillaume Faury As Future CEO
AMSTERDAM --- The Board of Directors of Airbus SE (stock exchange symbol: AIR) has selected Guillaume Faury as future Airbus Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Faury, 50, who currently serves as Presiden... Fincantieri, Leonardo Tighten Links in Naval Sector Ahead of European Rejig
ROME / TRIESTE, Italy --- Leonardo and Fincantieri, as part of the collaborative relationship and the preferred partnership launched in October 2014, have established the guiding principles of an agre... Norway Increases 2019 Defence Budget By 7.3%
OSLO --- Norway said Monday it has proposed to increase the defence budget for 2019 by 4 billion kroner (483 million U.S. dollars), or 7.3 percent, to strengthen the Armed Forces. The Norwegian gov... Leonardo Offers Eurofighter T1 to Bulgaria
ROME --- On 1st October, Italy and Leonardo submitted their offer to the Bulgarian Ministry of Defence in response to the recent Request for Proposal for the acquisition of eight fighter aircraft to r... Royal Navy to Base All Type 26 Frigates at Davenport
All of the Royal Navy’s next-generation Type 26 frigates will be homed in Devonport, the Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson announced at the Naval Base today. The eight Type 26 warships will start ... Heads, Tails or Wedgetail? Britain Weighing E-7 AEW Purchase
The British Ministry of Defence has launched exclusive negotiations with Boeing regarding a potential buy of Wedgetail E-7 airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft. Defence Secretary Gav... Gray Eagle UAV Completes Follow-On Operational Evaluation
SAN DIEGO --- Partnered with the U.S. Army, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) recently completed Follow-On Operational Test & Evaluation (FOT&E) for its MQ-1C ER Gray Eagle Extended ... Raytheon, Rheinmetall Jointly Offer US-Made Lynx AFV to US Army
TUCSON, Ariz. ---- Raytheon Company and Rheinmetall Defence have joined forces to meet the U.S. Army's requirement for the Next-Generation Combat Vehicle-Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle program. ... General Dynamics to Upgrade U.S. Army Strykers
STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. --– The U.S. Army has awarded General Dynamics Land Systems a $383 million contract modification to upgrade 173 more Stryker flat-bottom vehicles to the A1 configuration. T... BAE Wins US Army Order for Additional M777 Howitzers
BAE Systems has received an order to provide 18 additional M777 155mm Ultra Lightweight Howitzers to the U.S. Army under a new contract from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). This order builds ... IAI Develops Autonomous Counter-IED Clearance System
Israel Aerospace Industries has completed the development of an autonomous improvised explosive device detection (IED's) system. The system, is a robotic engineering scout, installed on a robotic plat... Raytheon Advances in US Army's Air Defense Sensor Competition
TEWSKBURY, Mass. --- Raytheon Company is advancing in the U.S. Army's Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor, or LTAMDS, competition and now enters the Technology Maturation and Risk Reduction phas... BAE Unveils Next-Gen Countermeasures Dispenser
BAE Systems, a leader in optical electronic warfare systems, today unveiled its Smart D2 system, a next-generation threat management technology named for its ability to dispense countermeasures and de... Airbus and Atos Wins Major EU Cyber Security Contract
MUNICH, Paris --- Airbus Defence and Space, through its Airbus CyberSecurity unit and partnering with Atos as coprime entity, have been selected by the Council of the European Union to provide cyber s... TAURUS Systems Signs Contract with Spanish Ministry of Defence
SCHROBENHAUSEN, Germany --- The Spanish Ministry of Defence (MOD) and TAURUS Systems GmbH (TSG) signed a contract on 26th of September in Madrid for an upgrade and maintenance of the operational capab... Thales Says Cybels Sensors Provide Cybersecurity for Connected Navies
Whether you imagine a sleek frigate, an immense aircraft carrier or a giant whale of a submarine, they all have one thing in common: they are all floating platforms of data. That data is the new fu... Ukraine Launches Air Exercises with NATO Countries
Ukraine has opened a series of large-scale air-force exercises with the United States and seven other NATO countries, the Ukrainian Defense Ministry says. The 12-day-long Clear Sky 2018 war games a... IAI to Convert Caterpillar Dozer to Autonomous Vehicles
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) won a contract for conversion of Caterpillar Dozers into autonomous dozers that will be commissioned for complex engineering tasks in threaten areas. This is a signif... Rostec to Set Up Helicopter Engine MRO in Vietnam
JSC UEC-Klimov (part of the Rostec’s United Engine Corporation) and Vietnamese Helicopter Technical Service Company have signed a distributor agreement on maintenance of TV3-117 and VK-2500 civil heli... Rostec Says Can Adapt Munitions to Needs of Drone Makers
Techmash (part of Rostec) is ready to adapt ammunition to meet the needs of drone manufacturers. Companies of the concern produce a wide range of air ammunition, such as aerial bombs whose weight rang... Indra Develops Spanish Army’s Aviation Simulation Center
The Helicopter Simulation Center (CESIHEL) is one of the backbones of the Aviation Academy of the Spanish Army (ACAVIET) where pilots and mechanics of the Spanish Army Air Force are trained. Developed... Russian Navy Introduces New Security Boat in Kamchatka
The Kamchatka harbour defence formation of the Troops and Forces in North-Eastern Russia completed manning the Project 21980 new anti-sabotage boat Grachonok. The Grachonok is a multipurpose boat, ... ECA Group Unveils Motherships for Unmanned Minehunting
To meet the increasing demand from navies and other professional maritime operators, in 2016 ECA Group and MAURIC joined forces to combine their respective areas of expertise, and have developed an in... Arquus Looks to Extend International Partner Network
Arquus, European leader in land mobility systems, is constantly developing its network of partners with a view to sustaining its growth and performance. In developing this cooperation strategy, Arq... IMI Systems’ Iron Fist Light APS to be Showcased at AUSA 2018
RAMAT HASHARON, Israel --– IMI Systems (IMI) – a defense systems house for combat-proven solutions and the developer and manufacturer of Iron Fist family of active protection systems (APS) – will show... Oshkosh FMTV A2 Makes Debut at AUSA 2018
OSHKOSH, Wis. --- Oshkosh Defense, LLC will debut the Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV) A2 variant, as well as showcase multiple Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTV) at the 2018 AUSA Conferenc... Northrop Showcases Multi-Mission Solutions at AUSA
WASHINGTON --- Northrop Grumman Corporation will highlight a full range of solutions for the missions of the U.S. Army at the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) Annual Meeting and Exposition... | 